\Buchlyvie

\Aberfoyle

Led by trained volunteers. Lasts 15 minutes-one hour. Next walk is Monday, February 26. Meet Woollen Mill car park 10.20am for Lochan Spling or Duchrary Road (car share). Contact Cathy Scott on 01877 330055 or email cathy.scott@lochlomondtrossachs.org.

For older adults, Mondays in the Forth Inn 12.15-1pm, followed by 10-minute walk.

Classes in Memorial Hall, Mondays 7.30-9pm.

Classes every Wednesday in the Memorial Hall till the end of March 7.309.30pm.

Tomorrow (Saturday) walkers will meet at Aberfoyle at 10am in the village car park behind Guyana. Refreshments will be served in the Church House following the walk. The walk on Saturday, March 3 will again be at Aberfoyle, meeting in the Milton car park at 10am.

Communion on Sunday is at 11.15am. All welcome. Contact Rector Richard Grosse 01877 382887.

Service on Sunday will be at the usual time of 11.15am and led by Dan Gunn, Interim Moderator.

\Balfron

Service on Sunday at 11.15am will be led by Rae Wilson and the youth organisations to mark Founder’s Day, assisted by the praise band. Prayer group meets on Tuesday, February 27 at 7pm in the church rooms. Lunch club meets on Thursdays from noon.

Dance-based exercises and routines on Thursdays from 7-8pm in Balfron Campus studio. Bring a mat, cost £5.50. Contact Yasmin on 07979 856837 or email yasmin@throthegrapevine.co.uk.

Next meeting is on Thursday, March 1 at 7.30pm in Balfron High School. Chair Colin Cameron will be in Doyle’s on Thursday from 10.30-11.30am to meet anyone who can’t make the meeting and has matters they want to raise.

Balfron SWI’s annual coffee morning takes place on Saturday, March 3 in the McLintock Hall from 10am-noon. A percentage of proceeds will be donated to Erskine. Councillor’s surgery Councillor Alastair Berrill will be in Balfron High School on Thursday. March 1 at 7pm.

\Blairdrummond

Tonight (Friday) at 7.30pm in Blaidrummond Hall. Cheese and biscuits, BYOB and raffle. Tickets £5. Contact Catherine 01786 860246 or Louise 841352.

Defibrillator and CPR training takes place on Thursday, March 1 at 7pm in Blairdrummond Hall. Training will be provided by Trossachs Search and Rescue. The course is free but there will be a donation box in aid of Trossachs Search and Rescue. To book a place contact Louise on 01786 841352. Call 07867 672513.

Classes in the village hall on Wednesdays, 9.30-10.30am.

Adult strength and balance class, Tuesdays 11.30am-noon in the village hall, cost £2.

Group meets on Tuesdays at 2pm in the session room of Buchlyvie Church and continues every Tuesday until further notice. There will be a small charge to cover the cost of the accommodation and tea/coffee provided at the end of each meeting. All welcome, more information on 01360 850487.

Over 60s dancebased fitness classes on Tuesdays from 10-11am in the village hall. Cost £5.50. Contact Yasmin on 07979 856837 or email yasmin@ throthegrapevine.co.uk.

Sunday service at 11am will be led by Val Rose, Session Clerk of Alloa Ludgate Church and Trustee of the Gate Project. All welcome there will be a retiring collection on behalf of the Gate Project at the end of the service. There will a meeting of the congregational board on Tuesday, February 27 at 7pm in the session room.

The walk tomorrow (Saturday) will be around Aberfoyle. Meet in the main car park behind the former Guyana garden centre and shop ready to leave at 10am.

The Buchlyvie Guild coffee morning on February 10 was a great success. A happy gathering of people from Buchlyvie, Kippen and Gartmore raised £816, a wonderful total. The guild thanks everyone who contributed in any way.

At the February meeting called ‘Slowly Down the Ganges,’ Bill Keeping entertained and enlightened members using a series of splendid photos to develop themes including transport and animals. Competitions: Silk scarf -1 Marion Penman; 2 Mary Benns; 3 Anne Stewart. Home made chutney: Mary Benns.

\Callander

Led by trained volunteers. Lasts 20 minutes-one hour. Next walk is Tuesday, February 27. Meet Ancaster Square at 10.20am for NCR7 Kilmahog to Leny Falls walk (car share, dementia friendly). Contact Cathy Scott on 01877 330055 or email cathy.scott@ lochlomond-trossachs.org.

For older adults, Tuesdays in the fire station, 2-3pm.

Communion on Sunday and Wednesday at 10am. Contact Rector Richard Grosse 01877 382887.

Next meeting will be held at the Masonic Temple, Craigard Road at 7.45pm on Tuesday, February 27 when a ceremony of initiation to the First or Entered Apprentice degree will take place.

McLaren High School’s pipe band is holding a fundraising Scottish Night in the school assembly hall on Friday, March 2 from 7.30-10.30pm. It will take the form of a family ceilidh with music from the Ian Milligan Trio plus music from the pipe band, trad band and other pupils. There will be a bar and raffle. Tickets £7 adults; £5 students; £20 family are available at the school reception or from band members.

Sunday all age service is at 11.15am and Time for Silence at 8pm, both in Callander Kirk. Teapot Cafe is open in the kirk hall library on Wednesdays, from 10.30am-noon. The Thursday Club is a senior citizens club who meet in Callander Kirk Hall Library every second Thursday. Next meeting is on March 1 from 2-4pm featuring table games, tea and usually an entertainment of sort. New members welcome.

\Croftamie

Led by trained volunteers. Lasts 45 minutes-one hour. Meet outside the Winnock Hotel, Drymen every Thursday at 10.20am.

\Doune, Deanston

Bridge club Wednesdays, 7.15pm in the Red Lion Hotel. Keep fit Mondays, 7-8pm in the Rural Hall. Aerobics and legs/bums/ tums, suitable for beginners to advanced. Cost £5.

\Drymen

Led by trained volunteers. Meet outside the Winnock Hotel on Thursdays at 10.20am. Email fran.crumley@ lochlomond-trossachs.org for more details.

Sunday service is at 11.30am, tea and coffee is available before and after the service. The Holiday at Home reunion lunch is on Tuesday, February 27 at 12.30pm. It’s nearly time for the quarterly foodbank collection on Sunday, March 4 and 11. As usual instant meals, cereals, long life milk etc. are welcome as are money donations which are used to buy fresh produce.

Strathendrick Agricultural Society’s annual event takes place tomorrow (Saturday) in the village hall at 7.30pm. For more information contact Christine on 01360 660950 or Agnes on 01360 660668. Tea served.

Results from February 15: NS 1 John McGregor and Margaret Neufeld; 2 David Amon and Maureen McKeand; 3 Lawrie and Jane Crawford. EW 1 Wilma Brownlee and Flora Hunter; 2 Anne McLachlan and Betty Laing; 3 Barbara Ross and Margaret English.

\Gargunnock

At the meeting on Tuesday, February 20, Rev Andy Campbell gave an interesting talk on “And the telephone rang .... ”. Competitions: Limerick - 1 Anne Muirhead; 2 Kimberley Hay; 3 Janette Wilson and Favourite Mug - 1 Tina Peek; 2 Maureen McLaughlin; 3 Janette Wilson. The mini bake-off was a jam Swiss Roll and constructive advice was appreciated by all. Next meeting will be a craft night, to be held on March 20 at 7.30 in Gargunnock Community Centre.

Councillor Graham Lambie will be in the community centre on Monday, February 26 at 7pm.

The service on Sunday at 10.30am will be conducted by Rev. Lynne Mack.

\Gartmore

Group meets every second Thursday of the month in Gartmore Village Hall, 2-4pm.

Sunday worship at 10am will be led by the Worship Group and Val Rose from The Gate, Alloa. There will be a retiring collection for The Gate. All welcome.

On Sunday from 3-5pm, all are welcome to Norriston Church Hall, Thornhill.

\Killearn

Walking group Thursdays 2-2.45pm, alternate weeks between Blanefield and Killearn. Call 07867 672513.

Active adults strength and balance class, Tuesdays 9.30-10am and 10.10-10.40am in the church hall, £2. Call 01786 448308.

Dance-based exercises and routines on Tuesdays from 7.30-8.30pm in the village hall. Bring a mat, cost £5.50. Contact Yasmin on 07979 856837 or email yasmin@throthegrapevine.co.uk.

Over 60s dancebased fitness classes on Fridays from 10-11am in the village hall. Cost £5.50. Contact Yasmin on 07979 856837 or email yasmin@ throthegrapevine.co.uk.

There will be a jumble sale in aid of the Malawi project at the kirk hall tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am-noon. Entrance £1. Contributions can be left at the hall only on February 23 from 6-8pm. Enquiries to Jennifer Barrett on 01360 550508. Any items not sold will be re-distributed to other charities. Organisers can only accept books bric-a-brac, clothes, DVDs, CDs, shoes, linen and toys. No electrical items.

Rev David Munro will conduct Sunday service at 10.30am. irk Kids meet at that time and creche facilities will be available if required.

Strathendrick Singers will host a musical coffee morning on Saturday, March 3 from 10am-noon in Killearn Kirk Hall. Thre will be home baking, musical entertainment and much more. Tickets (£3 and children £2) from choir members or pay at the door.

Results for Tuesday, February 20 (Pens) are: NS 1 Willie Robertson and David Amon; 2 Beth Farish and Judith Townson. EW 1 Margaret English and Irene Hardie; 2 Donald Kennedy and Eileen Lindsay.

\Killin

Led by trained volunteers. Lasts 15 minutes- one hour. Next walk is Wednesday, February 28. Meet 10.20am at the McLaren Hall car park for NCR7 at Mhor 84 walk (car share, dementia friendly). Contact Cathy Scott on 01877 330055 or cathy.scott@ lochlomond-trossachs.org.

Exercise class for older adults on Wednesdays in the Killin Hotel 1.30-2.30pm, followed by 10-minute walk.

The March meeting will return to the evening in the Lesser McLaren Hall at 7.30pm and the speaker is Emma-Louise Livingstone from the Dogs Trust and it is hoped there will be a good gturnout for this speaker.

\Kippen

Meet in the village hall on Thursdays, 10.30am to noon. Exercise class will take place on Wednesday from 9.45-10.15am in the Church House. All will be made welcome on Wednesdays from 10.30-11.30am in the Church House.

Good to report that Summer Ice Monday Club nights have restarted. Still room for more players (male and female) in the Reading Room at 8pm. All welcome, tuition given.

All are welcome to the AGM in the Reading Room on Sunday, February 25 at 2.30pm.

Sunday service will take place at 11.15 a.m.

The Messy Journey will take place in Norrieston Church Hall, Thornhill on Sunday from 3-5pm.

The second Lenten Walk will take place tomorrow (Saturday). Meet in the Aberfoyle car park behind the former Guyana shop and garden centre at 10am. Dogs on leads may come. All welcome. For the third walk on Saturday, March 3 those interested should meet in the Milton Car Park, Lochard Road, Aberfoyle.

Next meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 27 at 2pm in the Church House when Sarah Hill will speak on Buddhism. All men and women welcome.

This year’s service will take place at 2pm on Friday, March 2 in Aberfoyle Parish Church. Anyone requiring transport please contact Joanna McPhail on 01786 870681 by Wednesday, February 28 .

The winners in the monthly wee whist in the Reading Room last week were: Ladies, 1 Ina Young, 2 Muriel Campbell, consolation Jenny Waterson; Gents, 1 Fiona Clark, 2 Betty McAllister, consolation Margaret MacDougall.

\Port of Menteith

Sunday worship, the second Sunday in Lent, will be at 10am and led by Rev Dr Valerie Allen. Six Churches World Day of Prayer will be at Aberfoyle Parish Church on Friday, March 2 at 2pm. Advance notice of communion service on Sunday, March 4 at 10am. All welcome.

\Strathblane

Tuesdays in the kirkrooms, 9.30-10.30am. Art and creative fun for 18 months-five years.

\Stronachlachar

Councillor’s surgery Councillor Evelyn Tweed will be in the Pier Cafe on Thursday, March 1 at 7pm.

\Thornhill

Over-twos on Tuesdays 9.45-11.45am, Fridays 9.30amnoon, term time in the community hall.

The next meeting is on Tuesday, March 27 when Mr George Matthews from Dunblane Development Trust will be the speaker. Please remember to bring along your bowls of spring bulbs to this meeting.

Councillor Jeremy McDonald will be in the primary school on Tuesday, February 27 at 7pm.

Sunday worship will be at 10am. All welcome. The Lenten Walk will take place at Aberfoyle tomorrow (Saturday). Please meet at the main car park at 10am. Coffee will be available in the church house following the walk. Messy church will be held at Norrieston Church Hall on Sunday from 3-5pm.